[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s16.367 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.367 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.367 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.367](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.367) Jyeṣṭha, ordinarily meaning ‘greatest,’ has further the specific sense of ‘eldest’¹ brother in the Rigveda.² It also means the eldest among sons, which is another side of the same sense.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.366](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.366) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.368](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.368) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.367](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.367) · Pramāṇa